MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – Yankees closer Mariano Rivera has received plenty of gifts already on his farewell tour across the nation. The Tigers framed dirt from both Tigers Stadium and Comerica Park. The Indians provided him a gold record version of Metallica’s “Enter Sandman.” The Athletics contributed a surfboard.

But the Twins took the lead, at least in terms of creativity, with their present to Rivera on Tuesday. Rivera received a “Chair of Broken Dreams,” a rocking chair built with broken bats, a regular casualty of Rivera’s signature cut fastball.

A delegation from Minnesota – manager Ron Gardenhire, first baseman Justin Morneau and closer Glen Perkins – presented Rivera with the chair before the game. The chair featured broken bats from Morneau, Joe Mauer, Kirby Puckett and others. Gardenhire called it “an honor” to share the field with Rivera.

“We wanted to just let you know how much we’ve enjoyed watching you pitch,” Gardenhire said. “Even though you’ve got us a few times. You respect the game, and you honor the game of baseball as well as anybody I’ve ever seen.”